Front post for corsets.



E J AGEE FRONT POST FOR CORSETS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 11. I913- 1,150,726. Patented Aug. 1 7, 1915.

Hi3 5H9 i3 ..v 3 m EVA J. AGEE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

FRONT POST FOR, GORSETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.17, 1915.

Application filed September 11, 1913. Serial No. 789,345.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EVA J. Acne, a citizen of the United States,residing at ashington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Front Posts for Corsets, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in front posts for corsets.

Much discomfort is due to the pinching of the flesh between the meetingedges of corsets as ordinarily worn, especially by fleshy persons; andit is the primary purpose of my invention to prevent this by providing aflap which is connected with one of the edges and underlaps the other,thus precluding the catching or pinching of the flesh between themeeting edges of the corset.

lVith this object in View, my invention consists in an improvedfront-post for frontlace corsets, the lacing-center or central member ofwhich is reinforced to afford the required stiffness, this lacing-centerhaving fastening means extending substantially throughout its length andintermediate the edges, whereby it may be clasped to the adjacent edgeof the corset while providing a stiffened flap which underlaps saidmeeting edges when clasped, and the opposite edge of the lacing-centerhaving eyelets whereby it is laced to the adjacent edge of the corset.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a view of the front-post of acorset showing the central member or lacing-center laced at one edge,and unclasped at the other; and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional Viewthrough the lacing-center and one of the side membersof the post,showing said members unclasped.

A, represents the lacing-center of the front post shown in Fig. 1. Thisis made of a suitable fabric preferably having several rows of stitches1, 2, 3 and 4 whereby three boning-pockets 5, 6 and 7 are formed,extending longitudnnally of the front-post and parallel with each other.In the central boning-pocket 6, the steel 8 is held, and in theside-pockets 5 and 7 the bones 9 and 10 are held, respectively.

Fastening means such as studs 11, 11, shown in Fig. 1, are secured tothe central steel 8 and protrude through the fabric upon which hook theclasps 12, 12, on the adjacent edge 13 of the corset, and a row ofeyelets 14, 14, is formed in the space between the two stitchings 3 and1 for the lace 15.

The stitching line 2 between the steel 8 and bone 9 constitutes a hinge,and the part from the hinge to the left-hand edge including the bone 9forms the underlying fiap,vthe bone preventing the latter from bucklingwhile giving the required stiffness to the flap so that it will bendwith and con form to the entire front-post as a whole, and consequentlyalways lie in place for the adjacent edge of the corset to rest over inhooking the corset.

The lacing center of the post terminates at the lower end in theflexible end 16 in which an eXtra row of three eyelets 17 17, is' formedparallel with the lower end of the row of eyelets 14, 14:, into whichthe hooks 18, 18, are adapted to fasten, the flap continuing on to theend as shown in Fig. 1.

More or less slight changes might obviously be resorted to in the formand arrangement of the several parts described, in addition to what hasbeen recited, Without departure from the spirit and scope of myinvention, hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exactconstructions herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A. lacing center for the front post of a corset having a fastening meansextending substantially throughout the length thereof and intermediatethe edges, eyelets between said fastening means and one edge to receivethe corset-lace, and the edge on the 0pposite side of the fasteningmeans free and constituting an integral flap, which is reinforced togive a certain degree of stiffness and protection to the wearer, andwhich flap invariably assumes and maintains a position beneath theclasped edge of the corset when the open edges of the corset arefastened together.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EVA J. AGEE.

WVitnesses:

EMILY F. CAMP, VERNON E. Honors.

iopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

